The Texas Rangers wanted to get off to a great start on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. That was done as Rangers starter Kumar Rocker went six innings en route to Texas stopping the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.

Rocker picked up his first win this season, giving up just a first-inning run while only allowing the Pirates' offense four hits.

But Evan Carter deserves a tip of the hat for an incredible play in the outfield.

Carter went back on a drive from Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz. If the ball had cleared the wall, then the Pirates were going to take the lead. Carter, though, drifted back to the wall in left-center field and reached up to take away a home run from Cruz.

That play in the fifth inning gave Rocker some good fortune. He hasn't had much of that at times, so Carter might be getting a free dinner from Rocker down the road.

Let's take a look at how the Rangers put their runs on the board.

Pirates starter Carmen Mlodzinski worked 4 1/3 innings and got roughed up by the Texas lineup. He gave up six hits, five runs (all earned), walked two, and struck out six. Mlodzinski's record fell to 1-1.

But first, the Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn singled to center and brought home Cruz for a 1-0 Pittsburgh lead in the first inning.

In the bottom of the second inning, with none out, Josh Jung hit his eighth double this season and Joc Pederson moved to third base. Carter followed with a single to right field, scoring Pederson and tying the game at 1-1.

Josh Smith came up and hit a sacrifice fly to right field, bringing home Jung and putting the Rangers up 2-1.

With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Ezequiel Duran connected for his fourth double this season. Smith scored and gave Texas a 3-1 lead at the time. Corey Seager then hit a one-out RBI single to center, scoring Duran and extending the Rangers' advantage to 4-1.

In total, Texas put up three runs in the fifth inning. That proved to be the difference in the ballgame, giving the Rangers a great start to this three-game series.

Cole Winn, Jacob Latz, and Jakob Junis all worked one inning in relief of Rocker. They all were able to keep the Pirates in check.

The Rangers put their record this season up to 12-11, holding on to first place in the American League West Division. Meanwhile, the Pirates fell to 13-10 overall and are in fifth place in the National League Central Division.

This three-game series continues on Wednesday at Globe Life Field. 

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